Ori, Keeper of Songs (HOB #23)
Ori, Keeper of Songs is a common printing from The Hobbit (HOB #23), a Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard. Illustrated by Yigit Koroglu.
Card text
Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have an enduring story, Ori gets +1/+0 and has vigilance.
The music began all at once, so sudden and sweet that Bilbo forgot everything else.
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{W} |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard |
| Power / Toughness | 3 / 3 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | The Hobbit (HOB) |
| Collector number | 23 |
| Artist | Yigit Koroglu |
| Released | 2026-08-14 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.10, foil $0.22 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- June 29, 2026 — A single permanent can only count once toward the three legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanents needed to get an enduring story, even if it has more than one of those qualities. If you control one permanent that is a legendary artifact and a second permanent that is a Saga, you will only have two of the three permanents required to get an enduring story.
- June 29, 2026 — If you control three legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanents but don't control a permanent with storied, you don't get an enduring story. For example, if you controlled three artifacts, lost control of two, then cast Thorin Oakenshield, you won't have an enduring story.
- June 29, 2026 — If your third legendary, Saga, or artifact permanent enters the battlefield and then one of those permanents leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the "legend rule" or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get an enduring story before it leaves the battlefield.
- June 29, 2026 — Once you have an enduring story, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your storied permanents. The enduring story designation is on the player and can't be removed by any effect.
- June 29, 2026 — Storied isn't a triggered ability and doesn't use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your third legendary, Saga, and/or artifact permanent, but they can't respond to you getting an enduring story once you control that third permanent.
- June 29, 2026 — A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren't permanents.